Letaher gaiters

Departed · 5th December 2008, 19:59

So, on my fabric seat car I have PVC gaiters on the gearstick and handbrake.

I often see refrences to leather gaiters, and I don't just mean the aftermarket replacement ones.

I assumed that cars with leather seats, therefore also got leather gaiters. But the car I bough my leather interior out of today, also had PVC gaiters.

Anyone really know what's what, bearing in mind that the PVC is often so good most people don't realise most of their leather seats are actually PVC, only the bits you 'touch' being actually leather.

mach1rob · 5th December 2008, 20:03

Drive got rid of the leather as PVC is cheaper. It's funny as I didn't think I'd notice the difference between my 99 Conny SE and the current 2001 Club SE, but you can!

Mike · 5th December 2008, 20:06

afaik they have always been a 'faux' leather item, or at least I've never seen any real leather ones in all the years I've been looking, even on pre-Drive cars.

As you say much of the leather seat trim is in fact also PVC.

I bought one of these ebay real leather trim sets for the V8 and am impressed. It fitted onto the handbrake plastic trim piece easily enough and looks OEM. I haven't risked the gear knob trim one yet as the V8 trim in that area is now impossible to find replacements for and a bit of a NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- to get out!

edit - I stand corrected by Rob

hth

Departed · 5th December 2008, 20:09

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Originally Posted by mach1rob

Drive got rid of the leather as PVC is cheaper. It's funny as I didn't think I'd notice the difference between my 99 Conny SE and the current 2001 Club SE, but you can!

But my car and the one I saw today are pre 'drive'. In fact mine is a Cowley car, and I think the other was too, though I didn't check.

pondweed · 5th December 2008, 20:46

out of interest, has anyone fitted (light) GREY gaiters to a smokestone car? I bought some on ebay secondhand/unused and I'm not sure what they are going to look like with charcoal seats ...

Rob75 · 5th December 2008, 20:49

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Originally Posted by pondweed

out of interest, has anyone fitted (light) GREY gaiters to a smokestone car? I bought some on ebay secondhand/unused and I'm not sure what they are going to look like with charcoal seats ...

if your seats have the light grey piping i rekon they will look realy nice!:lol:

rt2 · 5th December 2008, 20:52

My connie se has genuine leather gaiters

pondweed · 5th December 2008, 20:53

heh - thats good thinking. I hadn't thought of that - was just thinking about the contrast on the door panels... and hoping. I guess they will be better with walnut blobs on top rather than leather....

baxlin · 6th December 2008, 10:05

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Originally Posted by rt2

My connie se has genuine leather gaiters

So has mine - NOW! In biege to match the interior, but they WERE black PVC originally. Car re'd 020202, so pre-Drive, AFAIK.

malcolm

5th December 2008, 19:59	#1
Departed Retired -- Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: -- Posts: 3,785 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Letaher gaiters So, on my fabric seat car I have PVC gaiters on the gearstick and handbrake. I often see refrences to leather gaiters, and I don't just mean the aftermarket replacement ones. I assumed that cars with leather seats, therefore also got leather gaiters. But the car I bough my leather interior out of today, also had PVC gaiters. Anyone really know what's what, bearing in mind that the PVC is often so good most people don't realise most of their leather seats are actually PVC, only the bits you 'touch' being actually leather.

5th December 2008, 20:06	#3
Mike This is my second home Rover 75 V8 Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,448 Thanks: 0 Thanked 206 Times in 32 Posts	afaik they have always been a 'faux' leather item, or at least I've never seen any real leather ones in all the years I've been looking, even on pre-Drive cars. As you say much of the leather seat trim is in fact also PVC. I bought one of these ebay real leather trim sets for the V8 and am impressed. It fitted onto the handbrake plastic trim piece easily enough and looks OEM. I haven't risked the gear knob trim one yet as the V8 trim in that area is now impossible to find replacements for and a bit of a NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- to get out! edit - I stand corrected by Rob hth __________________ Mike [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

5th December 2008, 20:03	#2
mach1rob Gets stuck in Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 889 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Drive got rid of the leather as PVC is cheaper. It's funny as I didn't think I'd notice the difference between my 99 Conny SE and the current 2001 Club SE, but you can!

5th December 2008, 20:46	#5
pondweed This is my second home Waiter, Waiter! I seem to have a Roomster in my drive... Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sussex Posts: 3,268 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	out of interest, has anyone fitted (light) GREY gaiters to a smokestone car? I bought some on ebay secondhand/unused and I'm not sure what they are going to look like with charcoal seats ...

5th December 2008, 20:52	#7
rt2 Banned Rover 75 Tourer 2.5 connoisseur se in moonstone manual Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	My connie se has genuine leather gaiters

5th December 2008, 20:53	#8
pondweed This is my second home Waiter, Waiter! I seem to have a Roomster in my drive... Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sussex Posts: 3,268 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	heh - thats good thinking. I hadn't thought of that - was just thinking about the contrast on the door panels... and hoping. I guess they will be better with walnut blobs on top rather than leather....